Restoring Trees After a Hurricane

A hurricane can wreak havoc on the trees in your landscape. Look over your damaged tree for broken branches—as long as they're small, you (or a qualified arborist) should be able to coax it back to health. If any trunks or major limbs are broken, or roots have been torn up and exposed, the tree may not survive. After restoring, watch for new growth to ensure your tree is recovering.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Replacing and/or Restoring Damaged Trees: A Post-hurricane Time-out
• Trees and Hurricanes

UF/IFAS Publications

• Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane (PDF)
• Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
• Restoring Trees After a Hurricane (PDF)
• Wind and Trees: Surveys of Tree Damage in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricanes Erin and Opal

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Chainsaw Safety
• Hiring a Quality Arborist
• Preparing Trees for Hurricanes

Other Sites

• Restoring Our Hurricane-Ravaged Urban Tree Canopy--Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (PDF)
• Storm Recovery: Trees--Arbor Day Foundation